Dale Howard was born in Marshall, Texas a small historic town located in the Piney Woods of East Texas. His adoptive father moved the family to Corpus Christi to accept an employment opportunity performing iron work when Dale was 8 years old. Dale grew up listening to the "Great Gentleman" Jim Reeves, watching Captain Kangaroo, and attending Garden Dale Baptist Church. As a young man, Dale was interested in music and magic.
Mamma (Dale's grandmother) and his mother would play all of Jim Reeves records, and Dale learned every song by heart at an early age. Jim Reeves was not only a mentor for Dale, but was also his fourth cousin. Other family favorites were George Jones, Conway Twitty, and Merle Haggard just to name a few. Dale sang in the church choir and was awarded Royal Ambassador of the Year. In elementary school, he won First Place in a talent show performing "Dear Uncle Sam". Dale began playing the guitar when his family moved to Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 16 years old. There he attended Kennedale High School and was the lead singer in a country band named The Pigeons. The band performed for numerous social events including school sponsored Halloween and Christmas parties.
Dale's interest in magic began at the age of six when he saw a "Magician Black Stone" episode on Captain Kangaroo. His Christmas wish was answered when Santa brought him a Magic Kit for beginners. Over the years Dale had the opportunity to meet several illusionists including David Copperfield, where he had the pleasure of exchanging tricks of the trade. Dale's performances evolved into teaching safety to children through magic. This has provided extra income for his family while pursuing his singing career. Dale has performed magic shows for day care, schools, and corporate entities. He has had the pleasure of performing in a benefit show for Opal Jennings, Officer Scott Monee, and the Grand Opening for Troy Aikmen's Auto Mall in Fort Worth.
In 2002, Dale expanded his magic shows to include DJ, Karaoke, and personal performances. Soon after, he was asked to produce and perform in a show to greet the troops coming home from Iraq. This was very special to Dale because his son was one of military who experienced his dad's performance. Dale has performed Jim Reeves and Neil Diamond songs at several of North Texas venues including River Oaks Texas Opry, Wylie Texas Opry, Stevenville Texas Opry, Cash Opry, Gilmer Opry, Real Country Opry, and Carthage Texas Opry. He has had the opportunity to participate in the competition for the 2006 Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Showcase and was selected to compete in the final Showcase.
In June 2006, Dale recorded four songs in Nashville, Tennessee and has since signed a contract with Pot O' Gold Records and has just completed recording the songs for his first Album which is scheduled for release in December 2006.
Dale is affiliated with BMI, a member of Fort Worth Songwriters Association and Tennessee Country Music Alliance.
Appearances:
Cross Timber Opry- Stevensville, Texas
Wylie Opry- Wylie, Texas
Real Country Opry-Kingston, Texas
Cash Country Opry-Greenville, Texas
River Oaks Opry-River Oaks, Texas
Country Music Hayride- Cartridge, Texas
Country Music Place-Bonham, Texas
Country Crossroads Opry-Chapman, Texas
Senior Citizen Dance-Gilmer, Texas
Fort Worth Songwriters Association-Ft Worth, Texas
Azle Manor-Azle, Texas
Judge Beans-Keller, Texas
Riscky's Barbecue- Ft. Worth, Texas
Lake Worth Boat & Ski Club- Lake Worth, Texas
Lynn Family Flea Market-Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
Showcases:
Tex Ritter Hall of Fame-Cartridge
The Git-A-Way Cabins Showcase-Weatherford, Texas
Kim Son Restaurant- Houston, Texas
Legacy of Stars-Shreveport, Louisiana
Loretta Lynn's Kitchen- Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
Awards & Recognitions:
Texas Music Hall of Fame- Top 30 Finalist
Radio KGAS Performance
Radio-Alan's Golden Oldies
Skills:
Guitar
Harmonica
Sound Technician
Small Studio
Illusionist
Karaoke
D.J.
Demo Singer
Contact:
Dale Howard
Victory76108@sbcglobal.net
